Page 4 of Red Captive
Rocky puts me down. I stagger, almost falling on my face. He grabs my arm, holding me up while the dizziness subsides. I pull my arm free when I find him staring at my breasts. I’m not wearing a bra, so I cover myself with my arms. Thankfully, they were tied in front of my body and not behind my back.
Rocky grunts with irritation. “What about her ass?”
“What about it?” one of the brothers snarls, sounding irritated. “I hope you’re not suggesting what I think you are.”
I break out in a cold sweat. I widen my eyes and shake my head, moaning into my gag.
“Are you fucking hard of hearing?” the other brother yells. “Stop, already. I told you that no one touches her. Not so much as a single hair.” His face goes bright red.
“You have a female, Igor,” Rocky grumbles. “You get pussy every night. Some of us are not so lucky.”
“After this job, we’ll have a huge payday,” the other brother says. “Plus, we’ll stay on the general’s good side. That bodes well for our future. Things are looking bright for the four of us. That means females. We’ll be desirable to them. There’ll be plenty of pussy. You’ll see. There’ll be no need to force anyone.”
“Fine,” Rocky grumbles.
When I look over at the ginger, he is leering at me with longing in his eyes. What’s wrong with them? It’s like they’ve never seen a woman before. It’s all kinds of creepy.
“Let’s get her to the castle. The general is waiting,” Igor tells his brother, who nods. “The two of you can go back home. We’ll take it from here.”
“Why?” Rocky snarls. “Rusty and I were just as much a part of this. We should be there for the handover.”
“Titan and I will be sure to let the general know that the two of you were involved in the extraction,” Igor says.
Rusty and Rocky give each other a hard look. I don’t think they like it. Rusty finally nods. “Okay, but we each take a quarter cut.” He points between him and Rocky.
“Of course,” Igor says.
“Goes without saying,” Titan adds.
I heave a sigh of relief. I’m safe for now. All bets could be off when they find out I’m not the person they think I am.
The sun is rising fast. I take in our surroundings for the first time, watching as Rusty and Rocky leave. The tunnel entrance is enclosed by a high fence. There is a gate up ahead, but it looks tobe padlocked. I turn back, and there is a sign outside the tunnel that reads:
No Entry!
By order of the King.
It’s written in red.
“Let’s get going,” Igor tells his brother. Titan nods.
Then, they are shifting into their dragon forms. I scream into my gag. Dragons are killers.
I’m dead. I’m done for.
There is a cracking noise as their limbs start to elongate, their bones cracking and reforming underneath their skin. The transformation is both mesmerizing and terrifying to witness.
I want to scream into my gag. Every instinct tells me to run, but that would be stupid. Firstly, I wouldn’t get very far, and secondly, putting my back to these apex predators would be stupid indeed. It goes against every rule I’ve been taught.
As they grow taller and their scales shimmer in the early morning light, I struggle against my restraints, knowing that my fate is sealed if I don’t find a way to escape and soon. The only problem is that I don’t see a way out.
Within no time, two huge dragons stand before me. It takes every last bit of energy to keep from wetting myself. I’m terrified, and I need to pee, which doesn’t help at all.
I stand there shaking, feeling like a mouse in the direct sights of a hawk. I feel like prey, and I don’t like it one bit.
Igor takes off. He screeches, making every hair on my body rise up. Titan does the same, but instead of flying away, he grips me in his sharp talons and picks me up, lifting me off the ground.
Now I scream… Well, I scream as much as my gag will allow. I half expect him to snap me in two or to bite into me, but it doesn’t happen. My scream comes out sounding muffled. The dragons fly up and up and up. Higher and higher, taking me with them. Thank goodness I made it through Sky’s Edge. Theobstacle course helped me with my fear of heights. I think I might have passed out by now otherwise.